Tower Bridge, Sacramento

The Tower Bridge is a vertical lift bridge (middle section elevates) across the Sacramento River, linking West Sacramento with Sacramento, the capital of California.

The bridge style represents a rare use of Streamline Moderne in a lift bridge. The Tower Bridge was the first vertical lift bridge in the California Highway System, it was formally accepted by the state in 1936. In 1982, the Tower Bridge was added to the National Register of Historic Places.

 

For years, the bridge was painted silver but people complained about glare off the bridge. The concrete pylons were initially painted a sky-blue color. In June 1976 as part of Bicentennial projects, it was painted a yellow-ochre color to match the gold leafed cupola of the nearby State Capitol. In 2001, residents voted on a new color scheme. The winning choice was all gold; it was repainted in 2002. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tower_Bridge_(Sacramento,_California)

Fujifilm X-S10. Fujinon XF 10-24mm f/4 R OIS. 21mm, f/8, 1/500 sec, ISO 320.

 

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